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contraction
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CONTRACTION. An abbreviation; a mode of writing or printing by which some of the letters of a word are omitted. See Abbreviations.



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In other cases, it was the rate of the stress as in weight lifting, which involves quick muscle contractions that appeared to benefit bone strength.
The electrical pulse stimulates the nerves to generate a natural muscle contraction.
Calcium is needed for muscle contraction and this "leaking" effect weakens the contractions and is a causal factor in muscle fatigue.
 
 
 
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